Legal Opinion
Lockwood v. Geico General Insurance Company
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided May 2, 2014No. 6904 S-14552PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FABE, Chief Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
Jennifer Lockwood was injured in a car accident caused by an uninsured drunk driver. Lockwood had car insurance through Geico General Insurance Company. After exhausting her policy's medical payments coverage, Lockwood sought payment under her uninsured motorist coverage. Geico offered $750 to settle the uninsured motorist claim, and Lockwood declined. Geico questioned Lockwood's medical bills because they seemed "high" to the adjusters and refused to make additional medical payments outside of a total settlement of Lockwood's uninsured motorist…
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